In case you haven't heard, the Conservative government is doling out a whopping $826,000 to Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd., a Brampton, ON, meat-processing company, so it can buy the advanced technology required to produce a non-explosive sausage. This cutting-edge innovation was formally announced by Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. more